POWRi Midgets - Felker Wins Second Feature Of Season

WILMOT, Jul. 15, 2012: Andrew Felker won his second feature of the
season Saturday in the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series, leading the
final 28 laps in the “Salute to Harry Turner” co-sanctioned
event with the Stark Automotive Group/Mid-State Equipment Badger Midget
Series at one-third mile Wilmot Raceway.

Felker’s victory put him in sole possession of the POWRi
championship lead over Brett Anderson, 1,850-1,650, with 15 of 29 events
completed. They were tied prior to Wilmot. The 19-year-old from Carl
Junction, Mo., won his first POWRi Midget feature on May 19 at Peoria
(Ill.) Speedway, an event also co-sanctioned with Badger.

Scott Hatton of Roscoe, Ill., finished second. He challenged Felker for
the lead several times on laps 25 and 26 and briefly had it on 27, but a
caution put him back to second. Felker made a strong restart in his
Fontana-powered Spike with two remaining in the 30-lap feature and won by
two car lengths.

Steady rain throughout Saturday made the track rough and Felker credited
his crew chief father Danny Felker for adjusting the car to the
conditions.

“My dad gave me a great car for a track like this,” Felker
said.

Felker started third and passed pole sitter Brandon Waelti of Sun
Prairie, Wis., on the third lap. There were five cautions from laps seven
to 18. Hatton lined up second and Robinson, of Mt. Vernon, Ill., third for
the restart.

Robinson was running fourth when he clipped an infield tire on the 28th
lap and went barrel rolling into the infield. He wasn’t injured, but
finished 15th.

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